Zig-Zag Fruit Chafer from South Africa

Subject: Stink bug from South Africa? Location: KwaZulu Natal, South Africa January 10, 2017 10:03 am Hi there! This chappy was found on the Indian ocean coast of South Africa – do you know if this is a type of stink bug? Thank you for all the wonderful work you do! Signature: Cat from South Africa

Zig-Zag Fruit Chafer

Dear Cat, This is NOT a Stink Bug. It is a Scarab Beetle, and more specifically, we identified it as a Zig-Zag Fruit Chafer, Anisorrhina flavomaculata, thanks to BioDiversity Explorer. The species is also well represented on iSpot.